| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
610.230, ENDP2150 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to understand the role surveying and computer-aided design (CAD) play in civil engineering investigation, design and construction; are taught conventional survey instrumentation and field techniques and are introduced to CAD; and develop problem-solving and communication skills within a group environment. The unit focuses on theoretical concepts and the implementation of these concepts in technical applications. |
| Content |
The major topics covered in this unit are levelling, introduction to electronic distance measurement, traversing, survey field practices, errors and their adjustment, the global positioning system (GPS) and an introduction to sketching and two-dimensional computer-aided drafting (CAD). |
| Assessment |
This comprises a surveying component made up of a theory and a practical examination and a CAD component made up of weekly tutorials and a major assignment. Assessment for both components is weighted equally.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Advisable prior study: MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability or equivalent |
Contact hours—lectures: 1 hr per week; tutorials: 1 hr per week; practical: 3 hrs per week
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| Unit web page |
http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/teaching
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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